The shortage of coders, which is at a red alert stage, could hinder the development of Vietnamese game production firms.

A new decree raising the regional minimum wage for labourers was approved on June 12 by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Experts have recommended Vietnam work to expand the coverage of social insurance and limit the number of people claiming lump-sum payments.

Salary increases at multinational companies this year are expected to be marginally down from 2020 and rise slightly next year.

VOV.VN - The fourth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee entered the second working day in Hanoi on October 5.

VOV.VN - The 2021 - 2026 Party Central Committee opened its fourth conference in Hanoi on October 4 to discuss a range of key issues relating to national development.

The Politburo listened to the Party delegation to the Government’s reports on the 2021 socio-economic performance, the 2022 socio-economic development plan, the 2021 State budget, the 2022-2024 finance-State budget plan, and the time for salary reform, during a meeting in Hanoi on September 17.

The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies has begun accepting applications from businesses for interest-free loans to fund furlough and salary payments, its deputy director Bui Van Son has said.

As firms are accelerating digital transformation, the need for information technology (IT)-related roles, namely data engineer, infrastructure engineer, or chief technology officer (CTO), is also rising significantly, according to the 2021 Salary Guide of payroll, recruitment and headhunting agency Adecco Vietnam.